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UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VILLIAM J. COOK AND ALEXANDER HIRTH, OF IVHEELING, TEST VIRGINIA.

TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 644,003, dated February 20, 1900.

Application led October 30, 1899. Serial No. 735,239. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, WILLIAM J. Coon and ALEXANDER HIETH, citizens of theY United States, residing at Wheeling, in the county of Ohio and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trucks, of which the following is a speciiication.

Our inventionrelates to improvements in trucks, and has special reference to a rotary or revolving truck for transferring sheet metal from one place to another; and the object of ourinvention is the provision of a truck which will occupy a small amount of space, which is easily and quickly operated by a small number of Workmen, and which is made in sections, so that one part at a time maybe used and also in order that the parts may be easily separated when cleaning or repairing.

Another object of our invention is the provision of a simple, durable, and inexpensive rotary truck which is very useful and prac' tical.

To attain the desired objects, our invention consists of a rotary or revolving truck embodying novel features of construction and combination of parts, substantially as disclosed herein.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the entire truck. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of one section thereof. Fig. 3 is a view taken from the rear of one of the sections. Fig. 4 is a side View of one of the sections. Fig. 5 is a section taken through the castings of the sections to show their relation to one another and also the bearings, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one -of the castings.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the base or foundation, upon which is secured the socket 2 to receive and support the standard, guide, or central pole 3, which hasformed near the bottom thereof the collar or rim 4, provided with a groove or channel 5 to receive the balls or bearings 6, and adapted to surround this post and rest upon this collar are the castings 7, each of l which is formed with the grooves or chan- SiO nels 5 to receive and hold the balls or bearings 6, the rings 8 of these castings being adapted to iit snugly together and be separably movable around the post, guide, or standard. These castings have formed integral with the rings the triangular supportingplates 9, provided with the flanges or Wings 10 to receive the ends of the pieces 1l of the trucksections 12, said ends being secured in said plates by means of the bolts 13. These trucksections consist of the side pieces 11, which are made triangular in form by means of the parallel strips 14, secured near their outer ends, said strips having secured upon their under sides the metal bails or staples 15, the one upon the outer strip being out of line with its mate upon the other strip, so that the axle 16, carrying the wheel 17, is at such an angle as to cause the Wheel to always run upon the circular track 1S, mounted upon the circular foundation or masonry 19. These Wheels are held in place upon these axles by means of the disks 20, which are secured upon lthe axle at any desired point by means of the set-screws 21, and by means of these disks the roller-bearings 24 of the wheels may be also adjusted.

Secured upon and rising upward from each of the side pieces 11 'are the guide posts or rods 22, which are adapted to guide the metal carrying or holding crate 23 upon the trucksections, and said crate consists of the side pieces or strips 24, which are held together by means of the connecting or transverse strips 25, to which are secured and extend upward the rods 26 to receive and support the sheets of metal.

From this description, taken in connection with the drawings, the opera-tion of our invention is fully understood and its numerous advantages fully appreciated; but the operation, briefiy stated, is as follows: In ordinary use small trucks or cranes are employed to carry metal sheets from place to place, and they necessitate a great number of Workmen to transfer the metal, While our invention dis penses with the smaller trucks or cranes and a great number of workmen, as the metal is first placed into the crate,which is placed uponA one section of the truck, which by reason of its ball-and-roller bearings allows the section with the crate to be quickly and easily revolved around the central post or guide upon the circular track tothe desired place, where the crate is removed. Thus it will be seen IOO that we provide a very simple, durable, and cheap revolving truck which is entirely eficient and veryuseful and practical.

IVe claim- 1. In combination with a circular track, of a stationary vertical guide or standard mounted in the center of said track, and a series of independently-movable triangular trucks having their apices mounted upon said standard and revoluble therearound and having the bases slidable upon said track.

2. In combination with a circular track, of a base in the center thereof, astandard, guide or post mounted upon said base, and a series of independently-movable triangular trucks having their apices journaled upon said standard and having wheels connected to their bases and adapted to engage said track.

3. In combination with a circular track and a central post, guide or standard, of castings mounted upon said post, guide or standard, and rcvoluble therearouml, a truck-section carried by each of said castings, and wheels carried by said sections to engage said track and allow the sections to revolve upon said track around the post, guide or standard.

4. In combination with a circular track and a central post, guide orstandard, of castings mounted upon said post, guide or standard, each of which is provided with the grooved rings, balls adapted to it in said grooves and form bearings for the castings, a truck-section carried by each of said castings, and wheels carried by said sections to engage the track and allow the sections to revolve around the post, guide or standard.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM J. COOK. ALEXANDER IIIR'III.

Witnesses:

A. L. KELLY, W. W. Roonns. 

